HPSCI Chairman Mike Rogers and Ranking Member C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger -- “Snowden’s acts of betrayal truly place America’s military men and women in greater danger around the world.” The House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence recently received a classified report from the Department of Defense (DoD) on the harm to the United States caused by Edward Snowden’s theft of America's classified information. Commenting on the report, Chairman Mike Rogers expressed that, “This report confirms...
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Statement from HPSCI Chairman on Report of the President’s Review Group on Intelligence and Communications Technologies “We have received the report of the President’s Review Group. Though I am still studying the details, I have serious concerns with some of the report’s 46 recommendations. Any intelligence collection reforms must be careful to preserve important national security capabilities. I look forward to working with my colleagues in the Congress to enact meaningful reforms in the near ...
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House Intelligence Committee Completes Markup of FY14 Intelligence Authorization Bill Chairman Mike Rogers and Ranking Member Dutch Ruppersberger of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence announced today that the Committee’s markup of the Fiscal Year 2014 Intelligence Authorization Act, H.R. 3381 passed the Committee by a voice vote. The bill provides resources for critical national security programs, including those that prevent terrorist attacks against Americans. The total inte...
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HPSCI Chairman Mike Rogers Calls UN’s Selection of Iran to Serve on Disarmament Committee “Outrageous” “Iran has been a sponsor of terror for decades, has threatened a key American ally with annihilation, conducts aggressive cyber attacks against the U.S. and our allies, and tried to assassinate the Saudi Ambassador in Washington, D.C. This is a country that has centrifuges actively spinning in an effort to obtain a nuclear weapon. The selection of Iran to serve on the United Nations’ Committee...
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Statement by HPSCI Chairman Mike Rogers on President Obama’s Phone Call with Iranian President Rouhani “As we learned repeatedly when negotiating with North Korea, rogue regimes cannot be trusted to negotiate in good faith. I am skeptical that any agreement with the mullahs of Iran to negotiate an end to sanctions would achieve anything other than buy them more time to achieve their nuclear ambitions. International sanctions are putting severe pressure on the Iranian regime, and those sanctions...
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Statement by HPSCI Spokesperson Susan Phalen “The House Intelligence Committee makes it a top priority to inform Members about the intelligence issues on which Members must vote. This process is always conducted consistent with the Committee’s legal obligation to carefully protect the sensitive intelligence sources and methods that our intelligence agencies use to keep the American people safe. Prior to voting on the PATRIOT Act reauthorization and the FISA Amendments Act reauthorization, Chair...
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HPSCI Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Announces Benghazi Oversight Agenda Today, House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence (HPSCI) Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Chairman Lynn Westmoreland announced that the subcommittee will continue the full committee’s Benghazi review through a series of formal events. Westmoreland and the Subcommittee will conduct an on-the-record interview with two Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) officers who were on the ground in Benghazi on ...
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Statement by House Intelligence Committee Chairman Mike Rogers on the President’s Syria Speech "Like all Americans, I am hopeful a diplomatic solution can be reached, however, I am skeptical of any proposal proffered by the Russians and doubt Assad’s motives for agreeing to this plan. A credible threat of military force will have to remain on the table if diplomatic efforts are to have any hope of succeeding. Chemical weapons are only one of the many national security threats we face in Syria, ...
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HPSCI Chairman Mike Rogers Urges All to Weigh the Intelligence and Fully Consider the Impact on US Interests “In response to the Assad regime’s brutal chemical weapons attack last week, President Obama will seek congressional authorization for the use of military force in Syria. Members of Congress and the American people have many questions about the dire situation in Syria, and I urge all Members to consider both the intelligence assessments underlying the President’s determination and the U....
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